ਮਃ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਸੇਜ ਵਿਛਾਈ ਕੰਤ ਕੂ ਕੀਆ ਹਭੁ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥
sayj vichhaa-ee kant koo kee-aa habh seegaar.
I have spread out my bed for You, O my Husband Lord, and applied all my decorations.
ਇਤੀ ਮੰਝਿ ਨ ਸਮਾਵਈ ਜੇ ਗਲਿ ਪਹਿਰਾ ਹਾਰੁ ॥੩॥
itee manjh na samaava-ee jay gal pahiraa haar. ||3||
But even this is not pleasing to me, to wear a garland around my neck. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have made everything ready for You and put on all my finest things.
Yet even this does not satisfy me — the fancy garland means nothing without You.
The meeting matters more than the decorations.
The soul prepares carefully, then realizes the preparations were never the point. It is the meeting that matters, not the ornaments.
A Question to Sit With
When has getting ready mattered less than who you were waiting for?
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